Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley
English lawyer and politician (1716–1789) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fletcher Norton, 1st Baron Grantley, PC (23 June 1716 – 1 January 1789) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1756 to 1782 when he was raised to the peerage as Baron Grantley.
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The Lord Grantley | |
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Speaker of the House of Commons of Great Britain | |
In office 22 January 1770 – 31 October 1780 | |
Preceded by | John Cust |
Succeeded by | Charles Wolfran Cornwall |
Solicitor General for England and Wales | |
In office 1762–1763 | |
Preceded by | Charles Yorke |
Succeeded by | William de Grey |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Grace Chapple |
Children | 5 |
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